Alright, it's time to get this shit underway.
Shit - I got to get my fantasy team fixed up.
I joined another league with my brother. Only 6 players total - rosters are almost ridiculous. :lol:
Mark Sanchez...meet Super Mario :ph34r:
Gawd, my team sucks.
I will bathe in the blood of the Fabertown Punks.
This is the NFL THREAD for Week 1, not the LANGUISH FANTASY THREAD, you fucking tards.
Ravens trash the Chiefs. You heard it here first.
Go Falcons!
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2009, 07:51:05 PM
This is the NFL THREAD for Week 1, not the LANGUISH FANTASY THREAD, you fucking tards.
Ravens trash the Chiefs. You heard it here first.
I don't see any reason not to discuss LFFL Week 1 issues here, so :blurgh:
Time to Strive for Seven!!! :yeah:
My picks:
Thursday
Titans @ Steelers - Let the hangover begin. This game means everything to the Titans, it's all about emotion and momentum for them. It'll be interesting to see who wins the battle between Tennesee's awesome O-line and the Steelers' formidable front 7, or rather 8, since Polamalu will probably be spending a fair bit of time in the box. For the Titans to win, they need to win that battle.
Sunday
Dolphins @ Falcons - Pennington will probably be back to his accurate ways, but I think Miami's D is significantly better than last year's version. The Falcons are good, but I think that Miami's D will be the differencemaker.
Chiefs @ Ravens - The Ravens are good. The Chiefs will give Detroit and Oakland a run for worst team in the league this year. Squash match.
Eagles @ Panthers - The Eagles are a solid club, although I don't quite buy them as Super Bowl contenders. The Panthers are a bit more suspect, and I doubt their D. Also, is it just me, or has Steve Smith maybe lost a step?
Broncos @ Bengals - Two terrible teams. Still, the Bengals have had an improving D and they still have Palmer. The Broncos have Orton, and a defence that makes Detroit look All-Pro. Yikes.
Vikings @ Browns - If this was Week 12, the Browns would win. However, Favre will be good for a few weeks, and Brady Quinn will never be good.
Jets @ Texans - I'm taking Houston at home. Sanchez is not the answer, although it's not impossible that the Jets defence steals this one.
Jaguars @ Colts - Peyton Manning is still pretty good. Jacksonville desperately needs an O-line, and the pack of rookies they have aren't quite ready for prime time.
Lions @ Saints - Looks like Drew Brees will be able to start down the path towards breaking Marino's record. Detroit is utterly hopeless. Line play defines the NFL, and the Lions players would be lucky to get a job in the CFL.
Cowboys @ Buccaneers - Tampa is in total disarray. The Cowboys are still a decent team, and should handle this one.
49ers @ Cardinals - I like the Niners, but I think the Cardinals have too much firepower for San Fran to win.
Redskins @ Giants - The Redskins are reprehensible, and not really all that good. I don't think the Haynesworth money is going to be worth it.
Rams @ Seahawks - Hasselbeck is healthier this year, and the Rams don't have a chance unless Bulger gets hurt and Boller plays.
Bears @ Packers - Cutler is a total ass, but he's a better QB than Rodgers. In fact, Chicago has the edge in most areas over Green Bay.
Monday
Bills @ Patriots - How in the fuck these two games got on Monday Night is a mystery to me. Even with TO, the Bills are unredeemably bad. Even if they had the best talent in the world, Dick Jauron could give Wade Phillips a run for his money when it comes to bad, cowardly coaching. The Cheatriots could win this one playing clean. They'll cheat anyways, of course.
Chargers @ Raiders - Even if Tom Cable punches out Asshole Rivers, Billy Volek could demolish the Raiders, probably single-handedly. Jamarcus Russell is bad. By halftime, the lead will be so great that they'll set Shawne Merriman lose in the stands to beat up random women, because Raider Chicks are tougher than the Raider players. Asomugha can't do everything.
Seems like everybody I know around here has a friend who is a Broncos fan & wants tickets for Sunday. Best so far is my buddy's wife, who asked me if I can get her doctor (a "huge Broncos fan") on the field. Rrrright, I'll get right on that.
Quote from: Barrister on September 09, 2009, 07:55:09 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 09, 2009, 07:51:05 PM
This is the NFL THREAD for Week 1, not the LANGUISH FANTASY THREAD, you fucking tards.
Ravens trash the Chiefs. You heard it here first.
I don't see any reason not to discuss LFFL Week 1 issues here, so :blurgh:
Since I missed the draft and got handed a shitty team, no, no there isn't any reason.
Might as well make predictions in Week #1!
Sep 10 Tennessee Loss
Sep 20 @Chicago Win
Sep 27 @Cincinnati Win
Oct 4 San Diego Win
Oct 11 @Detroit Win
Oct 18 Cleveland Win
Oct 25 Minnesota Loss
Week 8 BYE
Nov 9 @Denver Win
Nov 15 Cincinnati Win
Nov 22 @Kansas City Win
Nov 29 @Baltimore Loss
Dec 6 Oakland Win
Dec 10 @Cleveland Win
Dec 20 Green Bay Win
Dec 27 Baltimore Win
Jan 3 @Miami Loss (starters won't be playing much if at all)
12 - 4
Quote from: Neil on September 09, 2009, 07:59:07 PM
Chargers @ Raiders - Even if Tom Cable punches out Asshole Rivers, Billy Volek could demolish the Raiders, probably single-handedly. Jamarcus Russell is bad. By halftime, the lead will be so great that they'll set Shawne Merriman lose in the stands to beat up random women, because Raider Chicks are tougher than the Raider players. Asomugha can't do everything.
:lmfao: I loled hard.
Good show Neil. :lol:
Only disagrees I have are :
Packers over Bears.
Falcons over Dolphins.
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 09, 2009, 08:29:43 PM
Good show Neil. :lol:
Only disagrees I have are :
Packers over Bears.
Falcons over Dolphins.
Yep.
And Rogers is better than Cutler.
Quote from: Neil on September 09, 2009, 07:59:07 PM
My picks:
Rams @ Seahawks - Hasselbeck is healthier this year, and the Rams don't have a chance unless Bulger gets hurt and Boller plays.
Plus, Seattle has Houshmandzadeh and Edgerrin James this year. They might get back on top of the ever so challenging NFC West this season, after the Cardinals one off winning season last year.
My picks:
Thursday
Titans @ Steelers - It's not a Super Bowl, the NFL will let them lose to avoid calls of bias and bullshit reffing.
Sunday
Dolphins @ Falcons - Falcons' O will be too much I think. Unless Sparano has even more ticks up his sleeve to try this year.
Chiefs @ Ravens - Hahahahaha. Ow.
Eagles @ Panthers - I think the Panthers will still be in shellshock from the beatdown in the playoffs that mystified everyone. Give them this game to right the ship.
Broncos @ Bengals - Orton is money. Granted money with Mugabee's portrait on it, but still money. Dammit.
Vikings @ Browns - I can dream, can't I?
Jets @ Texans - As we all know, the Texans can't become a decent team till mid-season when they engineer a run at the playoffs and just miss. Again. They won't be ready for Sunday.
Jaguars @ Colts - Peyton Manning? Still good. Colts? Still winning.
Lions @ Saints -Hod will smile on me and my LFFL team. I hope.
Cowboys @ Buccaneers - Tampa burned down their own house after last year's collapse. They'll need time to rebuild.
49ers @ Cardinals - Hey Katmai, who's starting at QB? Does it matter? No.
Redskins @ Giants - The Redskins were an early season team last year, I'm expecting more of the same this year.
Rams @ Seahawks - Hasselback healthy and now TJ Houshmadaddy to pass to?
Bears@ Packers - Packers were legit last year on offense, if they find a way on D they'll be tough to stop. The Bears D is another year older, and I'm not sold on Cutler. Plus they traded my boy Orton to the punk bitch Broncos. :mad:
Monday
Bills @ Patriots - Seriously Buffalo? Could you have fucked things up anymore in the last weeks of Pre-Season? Wow.
Chargers @ Raiders - Opening MNF? Raiders? Fuuuuuuuck me.
I hereby declare my intention to follow the Green Bay Packers throughout this season, if no other means available, then by torrenting their televised games off the Internets.
If I like them, they will be my official NFL club. In which case, expect me to refer to them as "we" in 3 or 4 years.
Quote from: Tamas on September 10, 2009, 02:53:23 AM
...expect me to refer to them as "we" in 3 or 4 years.
The Tim Taint of Fanboyism has begun. <_<
In theory, he could look into buying some shares of the team, thereby legitimately being able to say "we" as he'd be partial owner.
I have a hard time seeing the Broncos beating the Bengals. The Broncos are like Berlin in 1945: Broken, confused, leaderless and about to be gangraped by hordes of invaders.
You know, with the NFC North and AFC East this year, I have a feeling that both the Ravens and Steelers will make the playoffs again this year. And by quirk of fate, the Steelers' first-place schedule is actually easier than the Ravens' second place schedule.
Quote from: Tamas on September 10, 2009, 02:53:23 AM
I hereby declare my intention to follow the Green Bay Packers throughout this season, if no other means available, then by torrenting their televised games off the Internets.
If I like them, they will be my official NFL club. In which case, expect me to refer to them as "we" in 3 or 4 years.
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Gentlemen there are only three important things in life: your family, your religion, and the Green Bay Packers.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 10, 2009, 01:05:31 PM
In theory, he could look into buying some shares of the team, thereby legitimately being able to say "we" as he'd be partial owner.
The Packers are a community owned non-profit organization so you cannot buy shares of them.
Yes, a not-for-profit professional sports team.
Yes you *CAN* buy shares of them, when they open them to the public. They just don't appreciate or pay dividends. I have family members who own shares... I can say 'we'. ^_^
Here are my totally unbiased picks:
Thursday
Titans @ Steelers - Kerry Collins will get injured with the Titans down 35-0 and Vince Young will come off the bench and score six times on 80 yard runs to win the game.
Sunday
Dolphins @ Falcons - Ricky Williams will rush for over 200 yards.
Chiefs @ Ravens - Jamaal Charles will...ok nevermind the Chiefs suck.
Eagles @ Panthers - Brian Westbrook is still healthy
Broncos @ Bengals - The Broncos are in total disarray and their defense was so horrible last year...well it will be a long year.
Vikings @ Browns - Brett Favre has to get the Vikings fans excited so his late season interceptions can rip their hearts out.
Jets @ Texans - The Texans defense should be good...they haven't looked good in the preseason but that is the preseason.
Jaguars @ Colts - They are the Colts.
Lions @ Saints -I will just keep picking against the Lions until...well nevermind the until.
Cowgirls @ Buccaneers - Romo and co will set their fans up again for one of their wonderous December collapses.
49ers @ Cardinals - God's own chosen warrior, Kurt Warner, strikes down gay america's team.
Redskins @ Giants - The Redskins begin their legendary 19-0 season.
Rams @ Seahawks - Easy win for the Seahawks.
Bears @ Packers - The Bears finally have a QB...a douchebaggy QB...but still a QB.
Monday
Bills @ Patriots - The fightin' Timmays
Chargers @ Raiders - *yawn*
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 01:12:29 PM
And by quirk of fate, the Steelers' first-place schedule is actually easier than the Ravens' second place schedule.
That happens a lot in the NFL, actually.
No update on the Merriman situation? I am shocked.
I was riding around doing home checks this morning and listening to a local talk show (non-sports). They stated that new information had come out concerning the Merriman/Tequila incident. Apparently, Merriman was having a threesome with two other girls when Tequila walked in on them. He invited her to join them but she got upset. She took her clothes off and left the room threatening to sleep with a member of his posse. Merriman supposedly attempted to stop her when she tried to go outside naked.
I was hoping for more details...
Quote from: derspiess on September 10, 2009, 02:43:27 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 01:12:29 PM
And by quirk of fate, the Steelers' first-place schedule is actually easier than the Ravens' second place schedule.
That happens a lot in the NFL, actually.
Don't encourage them. They are looking for more affirmation that the league loves the Steelers more than the Ravens. ;)
Quote from: Strix on September 10, 2009, 03:09:53 PM
No update on the Merriman situation? I am shocked.
I was riding around doing home checks this morning and listening to a local talk show (non-sports). They stated that new information had come out concerning the Merriman/Tequila incident. Apparently, Merriman was having a threesome with two other girls when Tequila walked in on them. He invited her to join them but she got upset. She took her clothes off and left the room threatening to sleep with a member of his posse. Merriman supposedly attempted to stop her when she tried to go outside naked.
I was hoping for more details...
:lol:
AIDS and steroids are a dangerous mix.
Quote from: Strix on September 10, 2009, 03:12:49 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 10, 2009, 02:43:27 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 01:12:29 PM
And by quirk of fate, the Steelers' first-place schedule is actually easier than the Ravens' second place schedule.
That happens a lot in the NFL, actually.
Don't encourage them. They are looking for more affirmation that the league loves the Steelers more than the Ravens. ;)
Hell, you don't need any more than watching all the reruns from the calls the refs invented for them last season.
I'm no steelers fan but is Troy Polamalu human?
Was it wrong of me not to remind speiss he had two players on his active list that aren't playing this week? :unsure:
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 10, 2009, 08:12:41 PM
I'm no steelers fan but is Troy Polamalu human?
I want his manbabies. :wub:
You can have his 3 personal penalties this game. :cool:
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 10, 2009, 08:42:49 PM
You can have his 3 personal penalties this game. :cool:
The call on him bringing down Gage was questionable. Still, the Titans haven't scored yet ... which is also thanks to their failure at kicking.
Burger needs to remember that he's suppose to throw the damn ball.
I have him in LFFL ffs. :mad:
Will Polamalu be out for the season?
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 09:37:21 PM
Will Polamalu be out for the season?
He was walking back to the locker room by himself without much limping; next game is on the 20th, so here's hoping he'll recover by then.
Quote from: Syt on September 10, 2009, 09:39:49 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 09:37:21 PM
Will Polamalu be out for the season?
He was walking back to the locker room by himself without much limping; next game is on the 20th, so here's hoping he'll recover by then.
You can walk on a ripped up ligament.
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 09:42:52 PM
Quote from: Syt on September 10, 2009, 09:39:49 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 10, 2009, 09:37:21 PM
Will Polamalu be out for the season?
He was walking back to the locker room by himself without much limping; next game is on the 20th, so here's hoping he'll recover by then.
You can walk on a ripped up ligament.
And a broken knee cap as I did. Still, I guess we'll know more tomorrow. It would be a hard blow to the Steelers, and I guess Spellus would also be sad as Polamalu is the closest to a Byzanteen you have in NFL.
What a useless fumble. :bleeding:
OT in the first game of the season. :yeah:
Yay team that isn't the Steelers!
Good game.
Quote from: Barrister on September 10, 2009, 10:37:27 PM
OT in the first game of the season. :yeah:
Yay team that isn't the Steelers!
:lol:
You root like I do. I root against
many more teams than I root for.
From SI:
QuoteThursday's victory might be costly, however - star safety Troy Polamalu , the best player on the field during the first half, sprained the medial collateral ligament in his left knee on a blocked field goal. Coach Mike Tomlin said the injury usually sidelines a player 3 to 6 weeks.
''It is speculation at this point (how long he will be out),'' Tomlin said.
:(
From Deadspin:
QuoteHalfway through a wholly unexciting opening night, Troy Polamalu sprained his MCL and could miss 3-to-6 weeks. Steeler fans' humility, however, is listed as probable and is expected to report to your office this morning to brag about the game.
I can report the game was faithfully recounted to me several times this morning. :(
So who will take over facemasking duties while poodle-hair is out :(
Sudden-death overtime in football sucks.
Quote from: derspiess on September 11, 2009, 10:05:23 AM
So who will take over facemasking duties while poodle-hair is out :(
Probably the same guy who will be handling late hits out of bounds. Clark would be my guess.
So, what did people think of the new tandem in the booth? They had a slow start but I am believer now.
Especially after they told the story of how Hines Ward knocked Ed Reed out cold blocking off the line of scrimmage. :lol:
Quote from: Strix on September 11, 2009, 12:10:45 PM
So, what did people think of the new tandem in the booth? They had a slow start but I am believer now.
Collinsworth is pretty much the worst announcer this side of Bryant Gumbel.
My wife calls him Skeletor, and often shouts at him when he's talking.
They talk too much about Brady.
Quote from: Grey Fox on September 11, 2009, 01:15:36 PM
They talk too much about Brady.
Agreed - too much talk about Brady, even though I'm a Pats fan. The Brady and his super model wife gets too much attention, not really due to the two of them seeking it out.
Anyhow, teams will be blitzing, putting pressure on Brady. That was what teams found the best to do in the 2007 season, when Brady and that super receiving group put up huge numbers, culminating with the Giants Super Bowl win. For his part, Brady is hungry, fired up, for the season. I was wondering if he'd lost his desire but apparently he's more competitive than ever after his year off.
Quote from: Neil on September 11, 2009, 12:12:49 PM
Collinsworth is pretty much the worst announcer this side of Bryant Gumbel.
Yep. On top of everything, he tries too hard, which makes it worse. Madden was also famous for stating the obvious, but at least he did it in a humorous & less strained manner.
QuoteMy wife calls him Skeletor, and often shouts at him when he's talking.
Wow, a wife who not only tolerates but actively watches football. Hang on to her.
Quote from: Strix on September 10, 2009, 03:09:53 PM
No update on the Merriman situation? I am shocked.
I was riding around doing home checks this morning and listening to a local talk show (non-sports). They stated that new information had come out concerning the Merriman/Tequila incident. Apparently, Merriman was having a threesome with two other girls when Tequila walked in on them. He invited her to join them but she got upset. She took her clothes off and left the room threatening to sleep with a member of his posse. Merriman supposedly attempted to stop her when she tried to go outside naked.
I was hoping for more details...
It seems the charges were dropped.
Also, a 6ft4 guy, weighing over 270 lbs, vs. a 4ft11 tiny Asian chick? I think I've seen movies of that.
The tv schedule for the first week on my cable:
5pm Live Sunday NFL Countdown
7pm Live Minnesota at Cleveland - NFL
10pm Live Washington at NY Giants - NFL
1:30am NFL Yearbook - 2008 Green Bay Packers
2am Live Chicago at Green Bay - NFL
Unfortunately Bears-Packers is too late for me, as we have a SOX audit starting with a kick off meeting at 9:30 am with out SOX guy from UK.
Monday (or rather Tuesday morning over here):
11pm Live Monday Night Countdown
1am Live Buffalo at New England - Monday Night Football - NFL
4:30am Live San Diego at Oakland - Monday Night Football - NFL
I may catch Chargers-Raiders if I get up an hour earlier than usual and go to work at 8 am.
We get Jaguars - Colts (7pm) and Cards - 49ers(10pm) on sunday
Bills - Pats(1am) and Chargers - Raiders(4.30am) on monday
All but the late sunday game are in HD, that fact coupled with the retarded commentators they have on that channel makes me want to skip seeing Fitzgerald suffer the Madden Curse.
Best NFL coverage ever. Fan-fucking-tastic.
In Germany, Premiere (now Sky) pay tv used to show football games, but they completely stopped that. Austrian ORF shows the occasional game (usually starting in play offs). Other than that I'm at the mercy of ESPN America (http://www.espnamerica.com/), though their coverage is pretty ok, with additional background shows and live games re-run next day. It's not in HD; but as I don't have an HD tv I don't mind. They also cover live College Football, MLB, NHL and college Basketball, plus a few other things during "dry times" (e.g. Lacrosse). They don't show NBA live, but I don't care for that, anyways.
It's refreshing to see some of you Euros start to get interested in American football.
Perhaps there is hope for us to bridge our cultural gaps after all, except for maybe that whole Jewkilling thing.
Quote from: Valmy on September 10, 2009, 01:38:04 PM
Here are my totally unbiased picks:
49ers @ Cardinals - God's own chosen warrior, Kurt Warner, strikes down gay america's team.
That's the Cowboys you retard.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 12, 2009, 10:04:07 AM
It's refreshing to see some of you Euros start to get interested in American football.
Perhaps there is hope for us to bridge our cultural gaps after all, except for maybe that whole Jewkilling thing.
Well, I did grow up in a town with a small American base, and me and a friend spent plenty time with a couple American kids, esp. two Rican brothers. We played baseball on the large place behind my school, traded soccer stickers vs. NFL Topps cards and played on C64 and NES. I had 4th & Inches, Super Sunday, Championship Baseball, Microleague Baseball and Street Sports Baseball. My brother in law caused me to root for Pittsburgh in sports. Problem was coverage, usually. I don't follow much a sport I can't catch on TV. Watching highlights or reading scores and recaps on the net isn't the same.
Quote from: katmai on September 12, 2009, 11:32:34 AM
That's the Cowboys you retard.
Not even gays like the Cowboys.
Quote from: Syt on September 12, 2009, 11:53:50 AM
My brother in law caused me to root for Pittsburgh in sports.
Well, I see we still have some work to do.
lol, even the Chiefs beat writers have a sense of forboding...
QuoteHaley and Pioli talk tough; Ravens play too tough
You ever write a check your rear end couldn't cash?
If so, you know how Todd Haley is going to feel at noon today when he and the Chiefs square off against Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens.
The check was written months ago, when Haley told Kansas City's best player that 22 guys off the street could win two games. The check grew larger from there, each time first-time general manager Scott Ego-li treated a Kansas City Chiefs employee like football was invented in New England.
There's nothing wrong with writing a big check. You have to in Haley and Ego-li's line of work. You bet big to win big.
But you also need the resources to back up your tough talk or risk looking like a fool.
Today is our first real opportunity to look beyond the bluster. Haley and Ego-li spent the offseason bullying everyone at Arrowhead Stadium and acting like they knew more about winning football than Vince Lombardi, Tom Landry and Chuck Noll combined.
If Haley and Ego-li couldn't intimidate you, they demoted or eliminated you from the organization. In pursuit of changing a culture of mediocrity, thus far Haley and Ego-li have replaced it with a culture of fear.
Fear, some coaches say, is the ultimate motivator. Confidence, all coaches agree, is the key to establishing consistent, high-level performance. Can fear and confidence coexist?
Kansas City's 2009 season will serve as a test of this question.
There's little reason to expect a positive answer today. Drawing Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and the Baltimore defense as a first test is extreme bad luck.
My wish for today is that Haley has the discipline to put his ego away and feed Brodie Croyle to the Ravens defense. M&T Bank Stadium is not the location to unveil a half-healthy Sixty Million Dollar Man.
If Matt Cassel and his injured knee are under center this afternoon, then you know ego has trumped common sense along the Kansas City sideline.
I know. Everyone thought the Chiefs were going to get thumped in their season opener last season at New England. I know. The NFL is the most unpredictable league in all of sports. I know. You never go into a game planning on losing.
There are few certainties in life or sports. Ray Lewis and the Baltimore defense showing up salty on opening day can officially be added to death and taxes.
Given the sorry state of the right side of Kansas City's offensive line and the mediocrity of KC's receiving corps, I feel confident at least one Chiefs quarterback will be helped from the field today.
Lewis and Reed can do whatever they want today. They can leave the corners on an island to play man to man and attack the quarterback with blitzes. They can rush four and drop seven in coverage. Right now, Kansas City's offense is an all-you-can-eat buffet, and Lewis just needs to decide if he's going to pig out on crab legs or chicken wings.
Last year, the Chiefs played New England close simply because Bernard Pollard delivered a lucky shot to Tom Brady's knee, ending the season of the league's top player before the first quarter expired. The Patriots had to regroup emotionally and strategically.
Short of Baltimore defenders showing up for the game drunk, I can't envision a scenario in which things go well for the Chiefs.
I hope I'm wrong. I hope the Chiefs shock the world, win today and 10 more.
But the goal this afternoon should be survival and leaving Avon Barksdale's city with the tools required to beat Oakland next weekend inside Arrowhead Stadium.
There's too much risk and not enough reward for putting Cassel in harm's way at Baltimore. Can the Chiefs upset the Ravens with Cassel at quarterback? No. The Ravens, 11-5 last year, are two-touchdown favorites and an ascending team.
The confident move would be to sit Cassel. If Haley is scared, he'll foolishly rush his franchise quarterback onto the field in a transparent bid to show he's as fearless (and dumb) as his offseason tough talk.
Pioli is a genius and will turn the Chiefs around in a couple of years.
The NFL Network has a new show about great 4th quarters. I saw some of it last night. They had Jeff George playing for the Falcons. He didn't look good.
Doh. Kevin Walter is inactive for today's game. Not that having Walter out there would do much to keep Dirty Sanchez and the Jets (it's like a weird band name) from rolling up and down the field all day.
That's good for me LFFL wise.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 13, 2009, 11:23:41 AM
Doh. Kevin Walter is inactive for today's game. Not that having Walter out there would do much to keep Dirty Sanchez and the Jets (it's like a weird band name) from rolling up and down the field all day.
I wouldn't worry. Sanchez has 'bust' written all over him. Remember when the media was trying to convince us that Brady Quinn was a good QB? It had the same feel as Sanchezmania. Every time a good-looking guy gets drafted in the first round at QB, it's media frenzy time.
Oh wow. There was just a commercial for the local CBS news show (specifically the sports section), and their new guy is apparently Priest Holmes. Yeah, the dude is from here, but still...that's a pretty big drop off: Pro Bowl RB -> Shitty Local Sports Show.
Quote from: NeilI wouldn't worry. Sanchez has 'bust' written all over him. Remember when the media was trying to convince us that Brady Quinn was a good QB? It had the same feel as Sanchezmania. Every time a good-looking guy gets drafted in the first round at QB, it's media frenzy time.
This would make me feel better if the Texans didn't have a history of making crappy QBs look like the second coming of Joe Montana or Elway or whoever.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 13, 2009, 12:02:25 PM
Oh wow. There was just a commercial for the local CBS news show (specifically the sports section), and their new guy is apparently Priest Holmes. Yeah, the dude is from here, but still...that's a pretty big drop off: Pro Bowl RB -> Shitty Local Sports Show.
Quote from: NeilI wouldn't worry. Sanchez has 'bust' written all over him. Remember when the media was trying to convince us that Brady Quinn was a good QB? It had the same feel as Sanchezmania. Every time a good-looking guy gets drafted in the first round at QB, it's media frenzy time.
This would make me feel better if the Texans didn't have a history of making crappy QBs look like the second coming of Joe Montana or Elway or whoever.
Don't expect Sanchez to light things up in a road game of his rookie debut.
Hmmm... viewing options are:
Broncos v Bengals
Vikings V Browns
Lions v Alouettes
I wonder which I'll go with...
Quote from: Barrister on September 13, 2009, 12:04:18 PM
Lions v Alouettes
I wonder which I'll go with...
I got Montreal over Detroit. :P
Drew Brees is fucking crazy.
Quote from: Neil on September 13, 2009, 12:19:34 PM
Drew Brees is fucking crazy.
Drew Brees TDs this year: 2
Rest of NFL today: 0
Quote from: ehrie on September 13, 2009, 12:25:04 PM
Quote from: Neil on September 13, 2009, 12:19:34 PM
Drew Brees is fucking crazy.
Drew Brees TDs this year: 2
Rest of NFL this year: 2
Drew Brees is as effective in five minutes than the combined offences of the Steelers and Titans over a whole game.
I really like Joe Flacco.
Damn, Adrian Peterson really is a beast.
Let's go
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 12:55:57 PM
Let's go
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Grallon Quinn? :o
:lol: I'd forgotten about those pictures of Quinn.
Haushka's probably done. People who can't make 41-yard field goals probably shouldn't be kicking in the NFL.
The corpse of Jeremy Shockey has TWO TD receptions this week. He had: zero last year.
Just for the Jets fans: The Nuge missed a field goal!
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 01:31:51 PM
Just for the Jets fans: The Nuge missed a field goal!
DAMMIT NUGE!!!! :bleeding: :ultra: :bash:
:nelson:
Quote from: ehrie on September 13, 2009, 01:30:44 PM
The corpse of Jeremy Shockey has TWO TD receptions this week. He had: zero last year.
Huzzah!
My new policy of not allowing Terry Bradshaw on my screen is successful so far.
Ooops, I lied. The Nuge missed TWO field goals! :lol:
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 01:41:34 PM
Ooops, I lied. The Nuge missed TWO field goals! :lol:
Nuge might want to come back to Ohio and live off local commercial revenue for car dealerships.
I don't know what the fuck happened to him once he graduated.
Also the Bengals game is angering up my blood.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 01:41:34 PM
Ooops, I lied. The Nuge missed TWO field goals! :lol:
I did say they'd shoot Nuge out of the cannon at Raymond James Stadium if he played like that. :pirate
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 13, 2009, 12:12:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on September 13, 2009, 12:04:18 PM
Lions v Alouettes
I wonder which I'll go with...
I got Montreal over Detroit. :P
You know what - I think you're right. That might be the one matchup where a CFL team could beat an NFL team. :)
:lol: Well...that was a...different....play. INT, fumble, fumble recovery, TD.
Quote from: BeebYou know what - I think you're right. That might be the one matchup where a CFL team could beat an NFL team. :)
I'd buy a ticket to that game.
I'd buy a ticket if Beeb's Mac is smashed after the game.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 13, 2009, 02:23:25 PM
:lol: Well...that was a...different....play. INT, fumble, fumble recovery, TD.
Goddamn Simms and his jinxing ass.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2009, 02:26:45 PM
I'd buy a ticket if Beeb's Mac is smashed after the game.
Maybe some sort of halftime thing would be better. Try to kick field goals with it or something, then launch it through a burning hoop.
After watching some of this bungles game, I'm glad I've got Sunday Ticket. JESUS H CHRIST, WHAT AN AWFUL GAME.
:bleeding: Gah. Brett Favre cocksucking is in full effect by the announcers of the Browns/Vikings game.
Wow the Jets did much better than I thought.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2009, 02:26:45 PM
I'd buy a ticket if Beeb's Mac is smashed after the game.
What did the King of Macs ever do to you? :(
And the Vikings look to be 1-0 for the season, on the strength of Adrian Peterson. Good, I was worried they'd let Favre try and sling the football all over the place...
:XD: Denver just won. Holy shit.
Edit: Although they still have plenty of time to screw that up, so maybe not.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2009, 02:28:36 PM
After watching some of this bungles game, I'm glad I've got Sunday Ticket. JESUS H CHRIST, WHAT AN AWFUL GAME.
I was going to point out that the Bengals were up by 1 with 30 seconds left, but they just fucked it up and allowed an 87-yard TD.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 13, 2009, 02:59:26 PM
:XD: Denver just won. Holy shit.
That was an incredible play by Stokley.
Holy fucking shit.
Gawd, my team sucks.
mark sanchez will have a better year than favre.
Drew Brees = Cheating in Fantasy Football. Damn. :o
Quote from: ulmont on September 13, 2009, 02:59:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 13, 2009, 02:28:36 PM
After watching some of this bungles game, I'm glad I've got Sunday Ticket. JESUS H CHRIST, WHAT AN AWFUL GAME.
I was going to point out that the Bengals were up by 1 with 30 seconds left, but they just fucked it up and allowed an 87-yard TD.
I'd like to point out the first 3 quarters and change was total shit.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 03:14:05 PM
Drew Brees = Cheating in Fantasy Football. Damn. :o
Fantasy Football = Faggy nerd shit
The KC-Baltimore game was unnecessarily close, although 14 of KC's points came off a blocked punt and an INT return that took them inside the 5 yard line.
I never thought I'd live to see the day a Ravens team would roll up over 500 yards of total offense. Everybody contributed on offense today.
Oh, and by the way: the reports of Todd Heap's demise have been exaggerated.
Didn't get to see that game today, sigh. Defense do any good today?
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 01:41:34 PM
Ooops, I lied. The Nuge missed TWO field goals! :lol:
One WAS blocked ;)
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 13, 2009, 04:00:27 PM
Didn't get to see that game today, sigh. Defense do any good today?
They kept KC to zero first downs and ten yards total until two minutes left in the 1st half; things started to get looser in the 3rd and early 4th quarter, but they only gave up one big bomb.
As usual, nobody could run on them.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 13, 2009, 03:55:16 PM
The KC-Baltimore game was unnecessarily close, although 14 of KC's points came off a blocked punt and an INT return that took them inside the 5 yard line.
I never thought I'd live to see the day a Ravens team would roll up over 500 yards of total offense. Everybody contributed on offense today.
Oh, and by the way: the reports of Todd Heap's demise have been exaggerated.
My wife never lost faith. The Ravens tshirt she got me last year is #86.
Quote from: derspiess on September 11, 2009, 02:21:31 PM
Wow, a wife who not only tolerates but actively watches football. Hang on to her.
We're worth our weight in gold. :D
Quote from: merithyn on September 13, 2009, 04:08:02 PM
Quote from: derspiess on September 11, 2009, 02:21:31 PM
Wow, a wife who not only tolerates but actively watches football. Hang on to her.
We're worth our weight in gold. :D
You're all taken, so fuck off.
Did Eli just.....drop that? :huh:
Quote from: Neil on September 13, 2009, 04:07:22 PM
My wife never lost faith. The Ravens tshirt she got me last year is #86.
:weep:
You better have a ravens jersey I hope... Preferably a defensive one..
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 13, 2009, 04:59:06 PM
You better have a ravens jersey I hope... Preferably a defensive one..
52 black.
Purple here. :cool:
Well, just like everybody else today, the Ravens performance was the equivalent of the 5th preseason game.
Watching the highlights, they weren't the only ones with issues on special teams today.
go niners!
Donovan McNabb fractures a rib. Go fig.
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 13, 2009, 04:00:27 PM
Didn't get to see that game today, sigh. Defense do any good today?
Whiner. :P
*Grumble* Peyton manning...fucking horse...*Grumble*
Annnnnd Cutler throws a pick before Orton. ^_^ Fuck you Chicago and fuck you Jay Cutler.
:lol:
Cutler sucks.
Second pick by Cutler. Plus a sub-40% completion rate. Excellent.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 08:32:55 PM
Second pick by Cutler. Plus a sub-40% completion rate. Excellent.
Make that 3.
Karma is a bitch. :lol:
Quote from: Neil on September 13, 2009, 08:27:55 PM
:lol:
Cutler sucks.
Hell yeah. His receivers are terrible as well.
I shit on the Bud Light Tailgate tested commericals.
Cutler's fine. It's the Bears receivers that are broken. And the Pack does have a defense, fellas.
It doesn't matter. Jay Cutler is Jesus, he can win just by walking on the field! The receivers are good, it was just Orton that sucked! Fuck that noise. Damned Bears gave up their draft for Cutler. He should be Jesus. <_<
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 09:20:29 PM
It doesn't matter. Jay Cutler is Jesus, he can win just by walking on the field! The receivers are good, it was just Orton that sucked! Fuck that noise. Damned Bears gave up their draft for Cutler. He should be Jesus. <_<
I can't figure out your dog in this fight. Are you a Denver or Chicago fan; or do you just hate Cutler?
Orton fan and Raider fan who hates Chicago for trading him to Denver. Also, I think Cutler is a douche and overrated.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 09:47:35 PM
Orton fan and Raider fan who hates Chicago for trading him to Denver. Also, I think Cutler is a douche and overrated.
Orton fan? I have never heard of one of those. A relative or did you go to Purdue?
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 09:47:35 PM
Orton fan and Raider fan who hates Chicago for trading him to Denver. Also, I think Cutler is a douche and overrated.
As a Raider fan, you've got bigger things to worry about than other teams' quarterbacks. Like, I dunno, counting how many draft busts like Robert Gallery the Raiders still have on the team.
Oh, speaking of draft bust grenades, I just tossed Todd Marinovich into your school bus. FIRE IN THE HOLE
Meh, at least Gallery is a good guard now, so he isn't a total Michael Huff, err... I mean Fabian Washington, no wait, I mean Philip Buchanon, make that Tyler Brayton, or perhaps Napoleon Harris, even Derrick Gibson. See, I have time to root for other teams QB's because my team is out of it by week 2, so I have plenty of time to look around.
Wow, what a crazy call.
Ah such a great game. :)
Laveranues Coles needs to die a painful death for the three third down passes he dropped. And he was supposed to replace Houshmanzadeh as the possession receiver! Make Chris Henry the #2 guy & let Coles try to earn it back.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 13, 2009, 09:58:15 PM
I mean Fabian Washington,
He has a new home where he's loved and appreciated. The Chiefs didn't bother throwing his way all day.
Can't wait to see what kind of careers JaMarcus Russell and Darren McFadden will have when they get out of Oaktown.
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 13, 2009, 11:29:42 PM
Ah such a great game. :)
Wonderfull last second interception. :lol:
Urlacher's out for the year!
So much for being Healthy at the start of the season.
Someone pay Lanksder the trip to a speech therapist:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_WxcNirNDM&feature=related
"like, uhm"
Syt, I take it you haven't heard very many NFL player interviews :P
Crap I timed our satellite receiver to record the Packers game on its HDD and it did, only that apparently the game lasted a few minutes more than appreciated, and so I missed the last 2:54 minutes of the game. :(
Man, I miss those old Patriots uniforms. Steve Grogan, Mosi Tatupu, Eugene Chung, Andre Tippett, Raymond Clayborn, and the patron saint of white running backs, Craig James...yeah, those Pats were much more tolerable.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 06:33:45 PM
Man, I miss those old Patriots uniforms. Steve Grogan, Mosi Tatupu, Eugene Chung, Andre Tippett, Raymond Clayborn, and the patron saint of white running backs, Craig James...yeah, those Pats were much more tolerable.
Sadly, Bellishit still looks like a hobo living under an overpass.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 14, 2009, 06:34:48 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 06:33:45 PM
Man, I miss those old Patriots uniforms. Steve Grogan, Mosi Tatupu, Eugene Chung, Andre Tippett, Raymond Clayborn, and the patron saint of white running backs, Craig James...yeah, those Pats were much more tolerable.
Sadly, Bellishit still looks like a hobo living under an overpass.
He can go fucking die.
One day, Bernie's mob connections will shiv him during yard time.
Or be lynched the next time he is in Cleveland.
Man, the Patriots sure look like a bunch of sissy faggots, what with getting stomped by the Bills and all.
Also, the guys in the booth shouldn't call that homeless guy on the New England sidelines 'Bill' when the Patriots are playing the Bills.
Here is something for Seedy:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/14/ravens-offense-explodes-on-and-off-the-field/
QuoteRavens offense explodes, on and off the field
Posted by Mike Florio on September 14, 2009 9:08 AM ET
For nearly a decade under offensive genius Brian Billick, the Ravens were a team that typically won football games by keeping the opposing team as close to the egg of a goose as possible.
Now, in year two after Billick's departure, the offense is starting to look like it was supposed to look throughout his tenure.
Indeed, the 38 points that Baltimore scored on Sunday represents more than any scored during the last year of Billick's tenure, when the team scored 30 points once and less than 20 half the time.
And the Ravens are also becoming explosive off the field, too.
According to Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com, the Ravens didn't take kindly to remarks from Keyshawn Johnson and Cris Carter in a recent conference call, during which Johnson at one point said of quarterback Joe Flacco, "You want a bum, you pay a bum."
"Keyshawn Johnson is the bum, that's why he's in the analyst seat," receiver Derrick Mason told Freeman. "He tried to come back to football but no one would sign him. He was never that good a player. He got lucky and signed on in Tampa Bay and won a Super Bowl because they had a great defense.
"Just look at the two people doing the criticizing, that's all I'm saying. Keyshawn was overrated and Carter is in the same boat I'm in. He doesn't have a Super Bowl ring either. He's in the analyst seat without a ring. At least I'm playing. He still wants to play but he can't anymore. We're the bums? That's why you're in the analyst seat. Just be quiet and keep dreaming you still could play."
(Mason really needs to come out of his shell.)
Apart from the 38 points on the scoreboard and the all points bulletin on Keyshawn's playing career, the Ravens rang up 501 yards of total offense, and they surrendered only 188.
So if the Baltimore ball-moving unit is waking up at a time when the defense is still playing great, they could be a very serious contender in the AFC, again.
That said, there's also a chance that the Chiefs are still really, really bad, and that the Ravens will struggle against the likes to the Chargers, Patriots, Vikings, Colts, Steelers (twice), Packers, and Bears.
More on the Chiefs-Ravens game is coming later today, One-Liner style.
:yeah:
Nice interception. :o
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 14, 2009, 07:01:50 PM
Here is something for Seedy:
One thing I will say, the Ravens are very protective of each other. Mason doesn't like to hear his QB dissed.
501 total yards offense yesterday. 5.0.1.
And as far as it being the Chiefs, KC was 5-0 on the road in Mobtown, and the Ravens never cover double digit spreads in September, ever. Jimmy the Greek was smiling from above. As he once said, "but that's the way to bet".
501 yards. Even the score-running up '07 Gaytriots only broke 500 once, against the hapless Bills.
Not only that, but I was impressed with the offence's ability to make plays when the going got tough. Two years ago, the Ravens wouldn't come back from behind, let alone put up 3 TDs in the fourth, unless the defence was doing the scoring. Flacco is good.
The Bills Oline is doing it's best to lose this game, good thing for them the Dline of the Pats is doing exactly the same.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 06:33:45 PM
Man, I miss those old Patriots uniforms. Steve Grogan, Mosi Tatupu, Eugene Chung, Andre Tippett, Raymond Clayborn, and the patron saint of white running backs, Craig James...yeah, those Pats were much more tolerable.
I loves me some throwback uniforms. Only thing missing is throwback facemasks :contract:
Marshawn Who?
Oh yeah, I'm loving this tonight.
FUCK YOU TIMMAY YOU FUCKING FUCK
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 08:44:46 PM
Marshawn Who?
Oh yeah, I'm loving this tonight.
FUCK YOU TIMMAY YOU FUCKING FUCK
Indeed.
The Bills beat us 31-0 in the opening one of the years we won the Superbowl, I ain't worried.
Quote from: Neil on September 14, 2009, 07:55:21 PM
Flacco is good.
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Brilliant drop there by Moss :cool:
Good teams make their own luck. :lol:
Whoo! :w00t:
Holy shit. If he had just downed the goddamned ball...
If this was Soccer & South America, #28 would need protection.
Sexcellent! :punk:
Quick, ban the little shit.
I swear New England gets more fucking lucky breaks than any team I've ever watched. <_<
Quote from: sbr on September 14, 2009, 08:58:10 PM
Good teams make their own luck. :lol:
Do they? Or do the refs invent rules for them?
What? A fumble? No, Brady just meant to "tuck" it in.
What? Stopped by the Ravens defense? No, we'll give you the time out AFTER the play.
Huh? Poor Tom's knee hurts? We'll make sure defensive players have to get up again to hit a QB. Ask Carson Palmer how he feels about that one.
Fucking Steelers have nothing on these fucks when it comes to collusion with the league.
Oh, and fuck you, Tim. Go stick your hand in a food disposal, mkaythx.
Now for the boring game...incidentally a win or lose in LFFL depends on the SD defense tonight. :bleeding:
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 14, 2009, 09:34:22 PM
Now for the boring game...incidentally a win or lose in LFFL depends on the SD defense tonight. :bleeding:
I'm just rooting for Oakland to fuck up enough Chargers to spoil their game plan against the Ravens next week. Maybe Phillip Rivers will step on a nail or something.
Oh, and ESPN is reporting that Philly signed Jeff Garcia. The Stud Is Back! :yeah
Fuck you refs. Hard. If you aren't going to call a fair game, don't let them play. :ultra:
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 14, 2009, 10:42:47 PM
Fuck you refs. Hard. If you aren't going to call a fair game, don't let them play. :ultra:
vOv The ball came out.
After he got both feet down and his ass down.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 14, 2009, 10:48:44 PM
After he got both feet down and his ass down.
And he was unable to hang on to it. I don't know why it's bullshit that it's called an incomplete pass when the ball is rolling around on the ground under the WR (it's actually laying on the ground, gets knocked up towards his chest by his knee and he picks it back up, you can see it in one of the angles. 10:37 on my DVR). I guess I could try to screencap it for you if you want, but I've never done that before. Sucks for the rookie not getting his first TD, but there will be others, I'm sure.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 14, 2009, 09:02:03 PM
Whoo! :w00t:
:w00t:
Sheesh, I had the Pats written off on that one. Figured it would be a bad game, one they'd have to suck up and deal with. Good game by Buffalo though. Pats had a lot of good offensive stats, but did badly on finishing the plays, getting the points. They're going to need some work.
Every goddamn year. I feel like CHarlie fucking Brown going to kick the ball with Lucy holding it. Maybe this time. But no. Fuck. Me. :bleeding:
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 15, 2009, 12:41:43 AM
Every goddamn year. I feel like CHarlie fucking Brown going to kick the ball with Lucy holding it. Maybe this time. But no. Fuck. Me. :bleeding:
:hug:
110 fantasy points, baby. Me genius, you not.
And the Danes go 1 and 0.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 09:35:51 PM
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 14, 2009, 09:34:22 PM
Now for the boring game...incidentally a win or lose in LFFL depends on the SD defense tonight. :bleeding:
I'm just rooting for Oakland to fuck up enough Chargers to spoil their game plan against the Ravens next week. Maybe Phillip Rivers will step on a nail or something.
Hey, thanks Raiders.
QuoteAKLAND, Calif. -- San Diego Chargers center Nick Hardwick injured his left foot in Monday night's 24-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders and left the Coliseum on crutches and wearing a walking boot.
"I'm fine," Hardwick said afterward, noting he wanted to wait for an official injury report to provide more detail. "I'm emotionally stable."
Star running back LaDainian Tomlinson rolled his ankle, but it wasn't considered serious.
Hardwick was carted off the field midway through the third quarter. He went down blocking on a pass play and was examined for several minutes before leaving.
San Diego also lost right guard Louis Vasquez earlier in the third quarter with a knee injury. He was taken to the locker room.
That left the Chargers with no extra offensive linemen because they only dressed seven.
"I don't know if I've ever been in a game where more guys had to leave the game," coach Norv Turner said. "We took a calculated risk and only had seven linemen up. Things got tight there."
If someone else had gone down, Turner would have turned to fullback-tight end Brandon Manumaleuna to play tackle.
"I don't know what we would have done. We might have had to dress a coach," right tackle Jeromey Clary said.
Turner said he would know more about the injuries Tuesday, but wasn't overly concerned. San Diego has a quick turnaround to face Baltimore at home on Sunday.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 14, 2009, 10:42:47 PM
Fuck you refs. Hard. If you aren't going to call a fair game, don't let them play. :ultra:
The Raiders don't get that call, but just a couple hours earlier, the Pats got away with the exact same thing on their last TD.
That's why the the Raiders are the way the are, and the Pats are the way they are.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 15, 2009, 05:24:13 AM
110 fantasy points, baby. Me genius, you not.
This coming from same guy who was whining on Fri how his team sucked, face it the auto pick is smarter than you.
Quote from: katmai on September 15, 2009, 06:10:01 AM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 15, 2009, 05:24:13 AM
110 fantasy points, baby. Me genius, you not.
This coming from same guy who was whining on Fri how his team sucked, face it the auto pick is smarter than you.
Goddamn right it is.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 15, 2009, 05:24:13 AM
110 fantasy points, baby. Me genius, you not.
My team still sucks.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 15, 2009, 12:41:43 AM
Every goddamn year. I feel like CHarlie fucking Brown going to kick the ball with Lucy holding it. Maybe this time. But no. Fuck. Me. :bleeding:
:console:
Prevent defense prevents victory.
BA you are too young, but you don't root for the Raiders, not the real Raiders. The Raiders were taken from us in 1982 by a crazy man who grabbed our innocence off of 880 and drove south were he kept them for over a decade in a huge abandoned lot. The team that was eventually returned to us was not the Raiders, and that crazy man has never been punished.
Sure, they look like them, in a way, but they are not the Raiders, that innocence was stolen. Ask Seedy if the Colts came back if they would be the same. The answer is no. Maybe, one day, the scars of that crazy man can be erased, but not now...not for a long time.
So, week 1 I'm 10-6 picking games.
Alas Peedy, I had no choice in the matter. Though, looking at my baseball team picking abilities, I would have done as bad or worse in picking a team. Hell, I've been rooting for the Browns unless they're playing the Raiders for the past 3 years. I am a walking Jinx. :(
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 15, 2009, 12:26:16 PM
Alas Peedy, I had no choice in the matter. Though, looking at my baseball team picking abilities, I would have done as bad or worse in picking a team. Hell, I've been rooting for the Browns unless they're playing the Raiders for the past 3 years. I am a walking Jinx. :(
So just root for the Pats. :menace:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on September 14, 2009, 09:31:03 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 14, 2009, 08:58:10 PM
Good teams make their own luck. :lol:
Do they? Or do the refs invent rules for them?
No rules controversy last night a team that is used to winning made a play against a team that is used to losing. (https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi195.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fz133%2Fsbr32%2Fsmilies%2Fshrug.gif&hash=192f9aca171f53ae2576f66866352c133c7ea785)
QuoteWhat? A fumble? No, Brady just meant to "tuck" it in.
That was a fucked play, but the correct call according to the rule at the time. Once the QB's arm goes forward his intention becomes irrelevant. Also if the NFL was going to rig that game back in 2002 they would have made sure the Raiders won it, not the Patriots. The Raiders were actually good back then and the Patriots were a joke up until mid-season that year.
QuoteWhat? Stopped by the Ravens defense? No, we'll give you the time out AFTER the play.
I just found this play and watched it again. It is very clear that the officail tries to stop the play before the ball is snapped. If you actually care check 3:45 on this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbjWoiqyCZs&feature=related
QuoteHuh? Poor Tom's knee hurts? We'll make sure defensive players have to get up again to hit a QB. Ask Carson Palmer how he feels about that one.
I don't like the rule either, but it is what it is. The Palmer and Brady injuries aren't really comparable either. The Steeler rolled into Palmer's leg; the Chief who hurt Brady was on the ground and clearly lunged at Brady's knee. The first is football, the second is now illegal.
Again if you care:
Palmer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGcNRb5WI1g)
Brady (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7aVe_Ge09U)
QuoteFucking Steelers have nothing on these fucks when it comes to collusion with the league.
They may get some calls that other teams don't but that isn't the sole reason for their success, they are just better than most teams, from the front office to the coach to the players.
Dan Fouts had nigger babies.
Has sbr been investigated for Patriotardism? Just asking.
Quote from: Judas Iscariot on September 15, 2009, 12:26:16 PM
Alas Peedy, I had no choice in the matter. Though, looking at my baseball team picking abilities, I would have done as bad or worse in picking a team. Hell, I've been rooting for the Browns unless they're playing the Raiders for the past 3 years. I am a walking Jinx. :(
Well, the whole "Betraying Christ" thing would have HAD to come with some consequences...
Whew, his loss was keenly felt last night.
http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1197744&pos=breaking
QuoteJerod Mayo knee injury not believed to be season-ending
Ian R. Rapoport By Ian R. Rapoport
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - Updated 2h ago
It appears the Patriots [team stats] have dodged a bullet with linebacker Jerod Mayo's right knee injury.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said tonight that he doesn't believe Mayo's injury is season-ending.
"I don't think that's what it is," Belichick said on a conference call with reporters. "Tomorrow when we have the practice report, I'm going to provide you with details on that."
Boo fucking hoo.
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 15, 2009, 07:52:55 PM
Whew, his loss was keenly felt last night.
QuoteJerod Mayo knee injury not believed to be season-ending
As long as he's out next week
Quote from: sbr on September 15, 2009, 06:55:28 PM
They may get some calls that other teams don't but that isn't the sole reason for their success, they are just better than most teams, from the front office to the coach to the players.
You forgot to mention that they are better than most other teams in the stylish way they lose to the Giants in the Super Bowl.
Bills ain't got nothing on them.
The Saints got lucky.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/15/league-decides-not-to-suspend-saints-players-for-now/
QuoteLeague decides not to suspend Saints players, for now
Posted by Mike Florio on September 15, 2009 6:18 PM ET
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided not to implement, for now, the four-game suspensions imposed last year against Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant for using an over-the-counter supplement known as StarCaps, which unknown to the players had been spiked with a banned substance.
In a news release, the league office explained that the suspensions "will not be enforced at the present time."
"This situation presents several unique and narrow aspects that I believe call for us to put the good of the game ahead of questions of discipline," Commissioner Roger Goodell said in the release. "Considerations of fairness, uniform application of our policies, and competitive integrity all support deferring the suspensions at this time. I am not prepared to treat players differently when the same conduct is involved."
The problem is that Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams, who also used StarCaps, have managed to avoid the suspensions via the assertion of legal theories arising under Minnesota statutory law. Though there is no current impediment to the imposition of the suspensions on Grant and Smith, the concern is that different outcomes would be realized for the same behavior.
"Our primary goal is to maintain the effectiveness and integrity of our program, which has repeatedly been recognized as among the finest in all of sports," Goodell said. "An important part of that program has been a tradition of fairness for players and clubs, with all players knowing they are held to a common standard. Because the Minnesota and New Orleans players committed the same violation and had their appeals resolved at the same time, I believe the appropriate step is to defer the suspensions while we pursue both our legal options and continue discussions with the NFLPA."
The Minnesota litigation involving Kevin and Pat Williams will most likely not be resolved until after the 2009 season. If the league wins that case, then the suspensions against all players who took StarCaps undoubtedly would be imposed.
Meanwhile, the league arguably vented some frustration over today's outcome by throwing more stones at the union for fighting the suspensions in the first place.
"Now that the courts have rejected the NFLPA's improper challenge to our collectively bargained program, we hope the union will join us in ensuring that these principles of fairness and uniformity are preserved," Goodell said. "The union's unfortunate refusal to do so thus far has created needless uncertainty for our program. This is an important issue not only for the NFL, but for all sports and everyone who cares about the integrity of sports competition. This is why the other professional leagues and the USADA supported us in this case. "
Bottom line? Barring some type of a settlement that vacates the potential suspensions and closes the loophole on which the Vikings players relied, the fate of the Saints' players will be tied directly to whether the lawsuit brought by the Vikings' players prevails.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 15, 2009, 08:27:03 PM
Bills ain't got nothing on them.
You have to admit they did have some pizazz in their loss to the Giants...and they both totally outshone the Broncos.
Quote from: Neil on September 15, 2009, 07:09:06 PM
Has sbr been investigated for Patriotardism? Just asking.
You mentioned opening an inquest, but I haven't heard any more since. :)
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on September 15, 2009, 08:27:03 PM
Quote from: sbr on September 15, 2009, 06:55:28 PM
They may get some calls that other teams don't but that isn't the sole reason for their success, they are just better than most teams, from the front office to the coach to the players.
You forgot to mention that they are better than most other teams in the stylish way they lose to the Giants in the Super Bowl.
Bills ain't got nothing on them.
I don't really understand your point here. Yes, they lost to a very good team on a one in a lifetime play by by two players - Manning and Tyree, which was their only loss of the year. Should they really be ashamed of that? They did win 3 other Super Bowls in the 6 years prior to that; that seems decent.
Quote from: sbr on September 15, 2009, 11:26:08 PM
I don't really understand your point here. Yes, they lost to a very good team on a one in a lifetime play by by two players - Manning and Tyree, which was their only loss of the year. Should they really be ashamed of that? They did win 3 other Super Bowls in the 6 years prior to that; that seems decent.
The point is he is a Giants fan and he is still gloating.
Quote from: Valmy on September 16, 2009, 07:57:50 AM
Quote from: sbr on September 15, 2009, 11:26:08 PM
I don't really understand your point here. Yes, they lost to a very good team on a one in a lifetime play by by two players - Manning and Tyree, which was their only loss of the year. Should they really be ashamed of that? They did win 3 other Super Bowls in the 6 years prior to that; that seems decent.
The point is he is a Giants fan and he is still gloating.
Ah, when you win one Super Bowl every 20 years you would linger over them a bit.
Are you sure you're not a Patriots fan sbr?
Quote from: sbr on September 16, 2009, 09:32:47 AM
Ah, when you win one Super Bowl every 20 years you would linger over them a bit.
I know I do.
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Quote from: Valmy on September 16, 2009, 09:48:48 AM
Quote from: sbr on September 16, 2009, 09:32:47 AM
Ah, when you win one Super Bowl every 20 years you would linger over them a bit.
I know I do.
The best part of this whole conversation is that I am an Arizona Cardinals fan; I just respect what the Patriots have done this decade.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on September 16, 2009, 09:36:11 AM
Are you sure you're not a Patriots fan sbr?
I didn't see this before, see above. ^^
Quote from: sbr on September 16, 2009, 10:08:32 AM
The best part of this whole conversation is that I am an Arizona Cardinals fan; I just respect what the Patriots have done this decade.
Do you talk trash to the Eagles fans over the Cardinals glorious 1947 NFL Championship? Because that would be awesome. I mean sure they were the Chicago Cardinals back then but still...
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Chicago Cardinals: World Champions baby!
Well ok probably the 2008 NFC title would be better.
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Prior to last year the Lions had sold out every home game since moving to Ford Field. Now:
Quote4,000 tickets remain for Lions' home opener
Tim Twentyman / The Detroit News
Allen Park -- The Lions say there are approximately 4,000 tickets remaining for their home opener against the Vikings on Sunday.
The Lions have until 1 p.m. Thursday to sell those tickets for the game to be shown locally on Fox. If the Lions are close to a sellout by Thursday's deadline, they could be extended a 24-hour deadline by the NFL.
The Lions did not sell out Ford Field in five of their last six games last season and were subject to local television blackout in those games.
The last team to have its home opener blacked out was Week 2 of the 2005 season when the St. Louis Rams played at the Arizona Cardinals.
It's a shame too, since this will be Favre best game this season.
Most games I saw last year Ford field looked deserted.
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 16, 2009, 04:17:57 PM
Most games I saw last year Ford field looked deserted.
Which is also a shame since many of the greatest plays last season were made at Ford Field. Admittedly they were all made against the Lions, but still.
They'd have to throw in free parking, too. I'd also want one of those "all you can eat" tickets tossed in.
Quote from: Savonarola on September 16, 2009, 04:21:55 PM
Quote from: Alcibiades on September 16, 2009, 04:17:57 PM
Most games I saw last year Ford field looked deserted.
Which is also a shame since many of the greatest plays last season were made at Ford Field. Admittedly they were all made against the Lions, but still.
Yeah, seriously. We're gonna see Adrien Peterson break his rushing record this week ffs. :mad:
Quote from: Neil on September 15, 2009, 10:12:38 AM
So, week 1 I'm 10-6 picking games.
If you can go 10-6 against the spread I'll be impressed.
Quote from: sbr on September 16, 2009, 09:32:47 AM
Ah, when you win one Super Bowl every 20 years you would linger over them a bit.
Or 40 in my case...
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The fucking Jets better back up their smack talk. I don't want to deal with Brady splooge next week on how they overcame the fucking Jets.
Quote from: Ed Anger on September 17, 2009, 04:54:53 PM
The fucking Jets better back up their smack talk. I don't want to deal with Brady splooge next week on how they overcame the fucking Jets.
God I hope so. I want nothing more than Bart Scott and David Harris beating the crap out of Brady all game especially after that damn "Brady rule" that's on the books.
Unfortunately the Jets always find some way to fuck up the home opener against the Pats. Also Peter King picked the Jets to win. That's almost as bad as Timmy taint. I'm expecting the Pats to blow the Jets out now.
Hhhmmmmm....
QuoteSan Diego's high-powered offense took a double hit Friday when the Chargers said both running back LaDainian Tomlinson and center Nick Hardwick will miss Sunday's game against the Ravens with ankle injuries.
The Chargers' injury report listed eight players this week after a physical, 24-20 win over the Oakland Raiders on Monday night. Also scratched is backup defensive tackle Travis Johnson with a groin injury.
The Ravens said all week they expected Tomlinson to play. But coach John Harbaugh said the Chargers are wel-stocked at the position. "If [Tomlinson doesn't play], Michael Bennett can play," Harbaugh said on Friday. "Of course, [Darren] Sproles, everybody has been taking about him all week, but Michael Bennett can play. We've seen him before in the past, too. They've got a whole bevy of backs."
Earlier in the week, Chargers coach Norv Turner talked about playing against the Ravens' defense.
"We appreciate how good the Ravens are on defense," Turner said. "When you look at them, they're one of the most balanced teams in this league, and I understand why a lot of people are picking them to do great things this year. We've got to do a great job keeping them off [quarterback Philip Rivers]. The best way to do that, obviously, is to get some run going. We want to run the football and we want to have balance."
The Ravens, traditionally one of the NFL's best teams against the run, allowed just 29 rush yards in the season opener.
The Chargers also list three players as questionable: guard Louis Vasquez (knee), defensive tackle Jamal Williams (elbow) and linebacker Antwan Applewhite (hamstring).
Meanwhile, the Ravens listed safety Tom Zbikowski (concussion) as doubtful and tight end L.J. Smith (hamstring) as questionable. Linebackers Terrell Suggs (concussion, chest), Jarret Johnson (shoulder) and Tavares Gooden (knee), and safety Ed Reed (concussion) are listed as probable. Johnson was listed on the injury report for the first time on Friday, but participated fully in practice.